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The first review under Major League Baseball’s expanded replay system occurred in the sixth
inning in yesterday’s exhibition game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins in Fort
Myers, Fla. A further look at the play, challenged by Toronto manager
John Gibbons, took 2 1/2 minutes, and the call stood.

Gibbons used his challenge to ask umpires to review a play in which
Chris Rahl of the Twins was called safe at first base when a throw by shortstop
Munenori Kawasaki pulled
Jared Goedert off the bag. Umpires gathered in front of the first-base dugout
while replay officials in a satellite truck outside the ballpark looked at the play.

•
Billy Hamilton bunted for a single — the biggest focus of his offseason as the new
leadoff hitter — and stole another base before the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 6-5 victory over
the Cincinnati Reds in Glendale, Ariz. Hamilton started a four-run rally in the third inning with
his bunt single. Alfredo Simon pitched three hitless innings for the Reds.

• The Cleveland Indians collected 11 hits, three by shortstop
Elliot Johnson, and didn’t allow Texas Rangers starter
Colby Lewis out of the first inning in a 6-5 victory in Surprise, Ariz.

•
Ryan Braun doubled and singled for the Milwaukee Brewers in a 4-2 loss to the
Chicago Cubs in Phoenix. This spring, Braun has four hits, two for extra bases, and two walks in
seven plate appearances.

• Los Angeles Dodgers ace
Clayton Kershaw allowed five runs and two hits with three walks in a 7-3 loss to
the Oakland Athletics in Phoenix. Kershaw has allowed eight runs and seven hits, with four walks,
in four innings over two starts this spring.

• The Rangers placed left-hander
Derek Holland of Newark on the 60-day disabled list while he recovers from surgery
on his left knee.

NFL

Manning OK’d to play after exam on neck

As expected, Denver Broncos quarterback
Peyton Manning passed the exam on his surgically repaired neck that was required
as part of his five-year, $98 million contract, signed after multiple surgeries on his neck.
Manning, who will be 38 next season, will earn $20 million in 2014.

He had said he had no intention of retiring, but that if doctors were tell him he is at risk
physically, he would have no problem calling it a career.

• Receiver
Anquan Boldin will be back with the San Francisco 49ers next season after agreeing
to a two-year, $12 million contract, with $9 million guaranteed.

• Pro Bowl cornerback
Brent Grimes signed a four-year, $32 million contract to remain with the Miami
Dolphins, with $16 million guaranteed.

• The Pittsburgh Steelers designated linebacker
Jason Worilds as the team’s transition player for 2014. The transition tag for
linebackers is $9.754 million. Pittsburgh is nearly

$6 million above the salary cap of $133 million that goes into effect next week.

• The NFL has designated New Orleans’
Jimmy Graham as a tight end for the purposes of his franchise tag value, which is
now $7.05 million next season unless he and the Saints agree on a long-term deal.

• The Washington Redskins placed a franchise tag on three-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker
Brian Orakpo, all but ensuring he will remain with the team next season.

LEGAL FILE

Ex-champ Tarver arrested over alleged casino debt

Former world boxing champion
Antonio Tarver was arrested on Saturday night in Clearwater, Fla., on a felony
theft and bad check warrant stemming from unpaid IOUs at a Las Vegas Strip casino. Tarver, 45, was
named in a criminal complaint filed in Las Vegas alleging that he failed to repay three casino
loans totaling $200,000 obtained in July 2012.